"Titans" Actress Anna Diop Has Been Hit With Racist Insults

[Cicada 5]

Anna Diop, who plays Starfire on upcoming comic book show, "Titans" had her Instagram account flooded with racist insults. She disabled the comment section and hasn't left social media so far, but this is still horrible nonetheless. This behavior from fandom is completely beyond the pale.

https://mobile.twitter.com/badpostitans/status/1020303702282899456

This, by the way, is not the first time she's had to deal with something like this. When set pictures leaked this April, she responded to comments.


https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/titans-costume-backlash-anna-diop/

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

 

[Cicada 5]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

Sue and Johnny aren't twins.

As for Kory, she isn't exactly a white woman in the comics, so the race of the actress shouldn't matter. No one seemed bothered when they cast Zoe Saldana as Gamora who is green.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

Sue and Johnny aren't twins.

As for Kory, she isn't exactly a white woman in the comics, so the race of the actress shouldn't matter. No one seemed bothered when they cast Zoe Saldana as Gamora who is green.

Could have sworn they were twins in certain artstyles of them in the comics, but they are brother and sister. Unless in Fant4stic they are not or they are step brother and sister?

And I think they did not mind Zoe Saldana as Gamora becausde she is not dressed like a street hooker with big curly hair?

 

[Cicada 5]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

Sue and Johnny aren't twins.

As for Kory, she isn't exactly a white woman in the comics, so the race of the actress shouldn't matter. No one seemed bothered when they cast Zoe Saldana as Gamora who is green.

Could have sworn they were twins in certain artstyles of them in the comics, but they are brother and sister. Unless in Fant4stic they are not or they are step brother and sister?

And I think they did not mind Zoe Saldana as Gamora becausde she is not dressed like a street hooker with big curly hair?

They're adoptive siblings in Fan4stic. Sue is adopted.

Also, take a look at what Kory looks like in the comics and tell me that "street hooker with big curly hair" doesn't describe her.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

Sue and Johnny aren't twins.

As for Kory, she isn't exactly a white woman in the comics, so the race of the actress shouldn't matter. No one seemed bothered when they cast Zoe Saldana as Gamora who is green.

Could have sworn they were twins in certain artstyles of them in the comics, but they are brother and sister. Unless in Fant4stic they are not or they are step brother and sister?

And I think they did not mind Zoe Saldana as Gamora becausde she is not dressed like a street hooker with big curly hair?

They're adoptive siblings in Fan4stic. Sue is adopted.

Also, take a look at what Kory looks like in the comics and tell me that "street hooker with big curly hair" doesn't describe her.

Indeed

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

I don't condone any actual, real racism that is directed towards her.
Using shocking words for effect or questioning her choice as Starfire is not racism though.

And still nothing has been learnt about trying to diversity wash an established character.

Seeing as Starfire's usual skin color is orange, it could have worked (with CGI or green contact lenses and skin paint surely works on dark skin too, right?), but they just had to have her starting out the season as black-skinned.

 

[Ogoid]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien; I don't think anyone would mind whichever skin color the actress happened to have if they'd slathered said actress in orange paint and gave her green contacts so that she would actually resemble the character she's portraying. But I guess that's not how we do things anymore in 2018.

As for her getting racist insults, well, what else is new? Idiots gonna idiot, particularly when media seems to have a full-blown symbiotic relation going with them.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien,

So is Superman.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien,

So is Superman.

we need a mexican superman raised by immigrant farmers to make conservative heads explode

Or again, make him a black man and have the racists come out of the closet and revolt.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

I don't condone any actual, real racism that is directed towards her.
Using shocking words for effect or questioning her choice as Starfire is not racism though.

And still nothing has been learnt about trying to diversity wash an established character.

Seeing as Starfire's usual skin color is orange, it could have worked (with CGI or green contact lenses and skin paint surely works on dark skin too, right?), but they just had to have her starting out the season as black-skinned.

Starfire is orange, but lets be real here there wouldn't be as much hate if it was a white actress

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/07/doctor-strange-whitewashing-ancient-one-tilda-swinton-fan-critical-reaction/93416130/

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/doctor-strange-whitewashing-ancient-one-tilda-swinton-manaa-1201908555/

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/25/doctor-strange-ancient-one-white-washing-lesson-black-panther/

 

[Hawki]

Well, least we know why actual aliens won't visit Earth. We treat our own kind so horribly, how would we treat them?

And still nothing has been learnt about trying to diversity wash an established character.

Seeing as Starfire's usual skin color is orange, it could have worked (with CGI or green contact lenses and skin paint surely works on dark skin too, right?), but they just had to have her starting out the season as black-skinned.

I know, right? They should have cast an orange-skinned human. And Beast Boy should have been played by a green-skinned human. And Raven should have been played by an actress who genuinely did have demon issues.

I notice that no-one is upset at Ryan Potter (white) playing Beast Boy, but apparently a black actress is "diversity washing" when playing an orange-skinned alien.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/07/doctor-strange-whitewashing-ancient-one-tilda-swinton-fan-critical-reaction/93416130/

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/doctor-strange-whitewashing-ancient-one-tilda-swinton-manaa-1201908555/

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/25/doctor-strange-ancient-one-white-washing-lesson-black-panther/

Was Tilda Swinton subject to racial epiphets?

While there was controversy over her, most of it seemed to come from media, whereas here, it's from fans. Don't know if you've noticed, but fans tend to be much more vicious.

 

[PapaGreg096]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien,

So is Superman.

we need a mexican superman raised by immigrant farmers to make conservative heads explode

Gods and Monsters say Hello
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[Neurotic Void Melody]

She's a person of different complexion being put in the spotlight of countless insular judgemental fuckwits. Society in these moments turns really shit like that as the fuckwits just have to belittle the different person through a myriad of weak justifications. Is it another example symptomatic of a larger problem? Shut up, nothing to see here, you're the symptom of a larger problem!

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien,

So is Superman.

we need a mexican superman raised by immigrant farmers to make conservative heads explode

Gods and Monsters say Hello

And his biological father is Zod.

 

[Johnlives]

flooded

I did a ctrl-f on both the links you gave, that word didn't come up. Is this related to that "Fuck Batman" trailer that came on the other day, that was hilariously bad.

 

[Elijin]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person

Eh, Starfire's an alien,

So is Superman.

we need a mexican superman raised by immigrant farmers to make conservative heads explode

Or again, make him a black man and have the racists come out of the closet and revolt.

A film based on Earth 2? Im in.

 

[Ogoid]

So is Superman.

Right, but less obviously so. Superman obviously, from the comics, passes as a light-skinned Western human being.

You say this as if accuracy to source material guarantees quality.

...Yeah, no, I'm pretty sure I'm just saying this as if a given actor (in the least) physically resembling the character they're portraying was a reasonable expectation. Which I feel is, if nothing else, a rationally defensible position.
.

also you're pretty blind if you think this has just started in 2018. Heimdall was black in Thor, a movie that came out in 2011. virgins bitched and whines and sent Idra hatemail.......and then he preceded to be the best character in those movies to the point killing him in Infinity War was a gut punch opening because people cared about him. Every marvel AND dc movie has their "character that was white thats now something else" casting, partially because comics are an artifact of their quasi-racist times

Heimdall was, before Jack Kirby made him into a comic character, an actual figure in the culture and folklore of people who were, quite conspicuously, not black.

Could one conceivably give the role of, I don't know, Baron Samedi or Ogoun Ferraille, to a non-black actor, if some comic book creator had made them into comic book characters a couple of decades before? Possibly. Would I still think it just as dumb? Yes; yes I would.

I mean, all this focus on black star fire is odd given that beast boy in Titans is half asian, not green, nor will he be changing into animals as much as his comic book counterpart does (for logical budget reasons)

wheres his hate mail

I mean, if you're asking me, yes, it's just as dumb. As for where his hate mail is, I'd put a good amount of money on its being right there - just not quite as profitable to blog about.

 

[Cicada 5]

flooded

I did a ctrl-f on both the links you gave, that word didn't come up. Is this related to that "Fuck Batman" trailer that came on the other day, that was hilariously bad.

What?

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

But why did they cast an afro actor as Starfire when the charcater clearly did not look like an afro-american person, haven't these hollywood types learned from similar controversies by now? They made The Human Torch a black guy in Fant4stic, even though he's supposed to be the twin brother of Invisable Woman and Invisable Woman is still a blonde haired white woman in the movie.

And don't bring up the fact that Starfire is an Alien, because Superman is an Alien, and can you imagine if they made Superman black in a mainstream big budget Movie? Holy shit the racists will rise up and revolt!

But regardless, yeah fuck those jerks racially insulting her either way.

Sue and Johnny aren't twins.

As for Kory, she isn't exactly a white woman in the comics, so the race of the actress shouldn't matter. No one seemed bothered when they cast Zoe Saldana as Gamora who is green.

Could have sworn they were twins in certain artstyles of them in the comics, but they are brother and sister. Unless in Fant4stic they are not or they are step brother and sister?

And I think they did not mind Zoe Saldana as Gamora becausde she is not dressed like a street hooker with big curly hair?

Even if they were twins, twins can be black and white btw.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sister-act-2/
https://www.today.com/parents/rare-biracial-twins-surprise-black-dad-white-mom-t107380
You can also have a black child born to white parents and white children born to black parents. It is not common, but does happen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Laing
https://nypost.com/2010/07/21/blond-bombshell/
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/world/2011-05-17-black-parents-shocked-when-son-was-born-white/